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Jul 13 2017

New report urges Government to fund Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects

July 13 2017, 12:44

New research has concluded that Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects lead to "significant attitude changes", based on 20 years of evaluation data and extensive field work. The report, commissioned by the Britain... Read more

Jul 12 2017

Middle East Minister: Palestinian “support for incitement and terror” is a barrier to peace

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July 12 2017, 10:48

Yesterday in Foreign Office questions in the House of Commons, Middle East Minister Alistair Burt condemned Palestinian "support for incitement and terror", and assured MPs that the Department for International... Read more

Jul 11 2017

Lord Polak calls on Government to fund Israeli charity ‘Wheelchairs of Hope’

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July 11 2017, 17:30

Yesterday in the House of Lords, CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE called on the Government to provide funding to 'Wheelchairs of Hope', an Israeli charity providing affordable wheelchairs to... Read more

Jul 11 2017

Israel welcomes record number of tourists in first half of 2017

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July 11 2017, 15:31

According to a new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel has seen its best six months in the history of the country’s tourism. Over 1.74 million tourists entered... Read more

Jul 11 2017

Palestinian Authority reportedly freezes salaries of 37 Hamas MPs

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July 11 2017, 14:43

The Palestinian Authority has reportedly cut the salaries of 37 Hamas-affiliated lawmakers in the West Bank, as part of a series of measures believed by many to be an attempt... Read more

Jul 10 2017

Report: Israel and India can unleash up to £20 billion in sales in cross-border investments

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July 10 2017, 11:46

A report by Dublin-based consultancy Accenture in conjunction with India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies has revealed that Israel and India could unlock up to £20 billion in... Read more

Jul 10 2017

UNESCO decision on Jerusalem condemned by Israel

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July 10 2017, 11:16

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has rejected UNESCO’s resolution last week condemning Israeli activity in East Jerusalem and the Old City, the latest in a series of UN resolutions singling out... Read more

Jul 07 2017

Former Chairman Lord Grade condemns BBC over Israel coverage

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July 07 2017, 16:17

Former Chairman of the BBC Lord Grade CBE accused the broadcaster of anti-Israel bias, highlighting a misleading and "un-contextualised" headline that it ran on its website after the fatal stabbing of... Read more

Jul 07 2017

Lord Polak criticises “one-sided” International Relations Committee report in debate

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July 07 2017, 15:58

CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE restated his call for the Government to ban Hezbollah and raised concerns about the UN's ongoing bias against Israel, during House of Lords debate on... Read more